Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexander Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alexander Close (TW2 5TB) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the South Twickenham average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alexander Close (TW2 5TB), the main crime hotspot is near Knowle Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In South Twickenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | First Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | First Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hollies Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waldegrave Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waldegrave Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Knowle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Knowle Road | Under investigation |
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